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UAlbany NanoCollege selected to host five prestigious global nanotechnology conferences

Events will collectively draw more than 1,000 of the world's leading scientists, researchers and engineers to CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.

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Nuclear magnetic resonance aids in drug design

A new study is using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to move drug design into groundbreaking consideration of the dynamic flexibility of drugs and their targets.

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New nanopore method for DNA sequencing

Sequencing DNA could get a lot faster and cheaper - and thus closer to routine use in clinical diagnostics - thanks to a new method developed by a research team based at Boston University.

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The 2010 Monte Verita Workshop: Frontiers in Neuroengineering - Second call for abstracts

Neuroengineering is a rapidly growing discipline that takes its lymph from the increasing cross-fertilization of many areas of technology and science. By means of neuroengineering, advances in diverse technologies and in cellular and molecular biology converge into powerful tools to improve our understanding and treatment of neural (dis)functions.

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Workshop to identify commercial opportunities for nanotechnology in the UK

The workshop will look at the use of enabling technologies in nano-applications and will discuss areas where key technologies are yet to be established, with the aim to identify gaps in the market where UK companies can invest and become involved.

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Nanotechnology breath sensor detects diabetes and potentially serious complication

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a sensor that can instantly tell whether someone has Type I diabetes.

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UK-Europe collaborations harness biology for engineering

Four new projects, announced today, will develop biological methods that offer a new approach to antibiotic production, power generation for extremely small mechanical components, new classes of medicines and innovative techniques to study cell biology.

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Carl Zeiss launches nanotechnology image contest

Carl Zeiss invites all users of ZEISS electron and ion microscopes to enter the first Carl Zeiss Nano Image Contest - Think you've created a Nano-masterpiece? The four winners will receive a cinemizer Plus 3D video viewer from Carl Zeiss.

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A powerful duo: diamond and ceramic

To develop a material with high resistance to wear: that was the objective of a research team. For tools and components specifically subjected to load, their solution delivers an extended product lifespan with better performance characteristics.

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Materials with potential / Growing through holes

Silicon carbide is an up-and-coming semiconductor material. In a thesis project, the qualities of the crystals and the epitaxial layers underwent precise analysis. Another project combines the advantages of crystalline thin-film solar cells with a back contact structure.

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Nanoparticle 'sharkskin' for airplanes, ships and wind energy plants

To lower the fuel consumption of airplanes and ships, it is necessary to reduce their flow resistance, or drag. An innovative paint system makes this possible. This not only lowers costs, it also reduces CO2 emissions.

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Fujitsu establishes its first bio-medical research laboratory in Singapore

In partnership with A*STAR, Fujitsu will provide cutting-edge methodology to drive research for diagnosis of cancer and diseases.

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Big picture about nanotechnology might be distorted by Google searches

By adding a subtle nudge to each of more than 1 billion search requests every day, Google may be steering the direction of public discussion.

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Nanotechnology discovery could lead to breakthrough in infrared satellite imaging technology

Researchers develop lens-less, gold-covered 'microlens' that enhances imaging signal without increasing noise.

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New nanoscale electrical phenomenon discovered

At the scale of the very small, physics can get peculiar. A University of Michigan biomedical engineering professor has discovered a new instance of such a nanoscale phenomenon - one that could lead to faster, less expensive portable diagnostic devices and push back frontiers in building micro-mechanical and lab-on-a-chip devices.

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Supramolecular architecture explains the incredible strength of fibrin blood clots

A new study unlocks the previously unknown structural features that underlie the incredible elastic resilience of fibrin, the main protein in blood clots.

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